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High Hand

(2000)
(The first book in the Martha Chainey series)
A novel by Gary Phillips

A former showgirl-turned-mob courier, Matha Chainey finds herself in conflict with Frankie Degault, the owner of the Riverhead Casino, after she is ambushed and robbed of seven million dollars by a team of thieves and is given three days to recover the money or pay with her life.

Genre: Mystery

Praise for this book

"Gary Phillips is my kind of writer." - Sara Paretsky

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